Photo Coverage: CHICAGO Cast Members of Past and Present Reunite to Celebrate 20 Years on Broadway!
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Nov. 15, 2016
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Just yesterday, original, former and current members of the Chicago cast gathered at the Ambassador Theatre for a family photo on the actual date that Chicago opened 20 years ago. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special day below!
With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, Chicago is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.
Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, Chicago features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, sound design by Scott Lehrer and casting by Stewart/Whitley.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
CHICAGO 20 Years on Broadway
Members of the Original Cast of Chicago
Members of the Original Cast of Chicago
Leslie Stifelman, Jim Borstelmann and Bebe Neuwirth
James Naughton and Walter Bobbie
Members of the original cast celebrate 20 years
Jim Borstelmann, Bebe Neuwirth, John Kander, Barry Weissler and James Naughton
John Kander and Barry Weissler
Leslie Stifelman and John Kander
Jim Borstelmann, Bebe Neuwirth and John Kander
Members of various casts of Chicago get ready for the group shot
Bebe Neuwirth, John Kander, Barry Weissler, James Naughton and cast members of Chicago
Original, former and current members of the cast of Chicago gather to celebrate 20 years on Broadway
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